SSAANZ 2022

Soldiers, Sailors & Airmen's Association of New Zealand

David Benfell

This year was SSAANZ’s biggest year in terms of the events that we put on and how many veterans participated. By the end of 2022, we will have organized twelve events for veterans, and we will have walked hundreds of kilometres together.

We’ve taken veterans on a Kaikoura fishing charter (12 vets), five hunting courses (53 vets), traversed the Southern Alps (where 11 vets completed a crossing of the Alpine divide East Coast to West Coast) and around the time of the publication of this magazine, we will be traversing the Ruahine Ranges.

In November, SSAANZ will be in the Tongariro National Park running events for vets and their families. Next year we will be in the Southern Alps for the Southern Traverse 2023 Amuri Pass.

There are still spots available for our fifth traverse of the Alps. Check out our website for details, we would love to have you aboard.

SSAANZ may be able to pay the costs of an event for any veteran who may be experiencing financial or health stress’s. If you, or anyone you know, could use a SSAANZ challenge to reconnect with their military whānau please email us at: info@ssaanz.co.nz

We’re aiming to create an Armed Forces community that maintains its bonds through adventure, shared experiences, and outdoor challenges. Feeling isolated is a common experience for veterans after they leave service, but through our outdoor events we maintain their military bonds, build their health and wellbeing and we give them something to look forward to.

For all our events and any enquiries, check out our website or email us: www.ssaanz.co.nz info@ssaanz.co.nz

The SSAANZ circumnavigation of Mt Ruapehu, including the Tongariro Crossing.

On the 2020 SSAANZ Southern Traverse (the fifth time for SSAANZ).